Job Description

Summary Millions! Novartis made a decision to pursue early discovery research internally to allow us to quickly translate the most impactful discoveries into therapeutics for millions of patients. The job purpose is to lead and manage all assigned project/network activities and apply scientific/technical expertise to address complex R&D issues for the preparation and timely delivery of drug products (DP), processes and procedures; coach team members, participate in teams and contribute to overall Technical Research and Development strategies and goals.To develop our growing pipeline of products we are looking for experienced professionals in the area of pharmaceutical development. In this challenging position, you will play a key role in the development of oral solid and liquid dosage forms (including poorly soluble compounds).YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:To ensure high quality products are developed applying risk analysis and QbD methodologies.To work in multidisciplinary and international project teams and represent Pharmaceutical Development in external collaborations, resulting in a wide range of scientific and strategic tasks.To develop and achieve robust formulations and processes through optimization, scale-up and validation work and provision of the re-quired documentation to allow worldwide registration.To work in a GMP-role covering manufacturing, documentation, data management and quality management aspectsTo plan, supervise and report internal and external technical development campaigns as well as clinical supply campaigns.To plan, supervise and to report internal and external technical transfer campaigns between Development sites and to production sites (internal and 3rd parties).The development of new technologies and supervision of scientific projects are further options within this position.WHAT YOULL BRING TO THE ROLE:

• PhD or M.Tech or M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Technology/Pharmaceutics English PhD. with 8+yrs or M. Pharm with 12+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Minimum 5 years of successful industry experience in the development of pharmaceutical formulations (ideally oral dosage forms, solid understanding of QbD and biopharmaceuticals).

• Awareness for safe handling of chemicals, potentially dangerous materials and equipment

• Basic knowledge in scientific/technical areas of collaboration and good knowledge of laboratory and/or technical tools

• Adequate knowledge of software and computer tools

• Good presentation skills

• Working in international project teams

Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here:Skills Desired Coaching, Data Science, Environment, Experiments Design, Health And Safety (Ehs), Laboratory Instrumentation, Manufacturing Processes, Materials Science, Process Simulation, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Technical Writing, Waterfall Project Management

Novartis